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Subject: Road Music From: WyoWoman Date: 28 Sep 99 - 11:07 AM Hi, All, I'm heading out for a road trip in November, driving from Wyoming to San Francisco, then up to Portland and Seattle. I have a new CD player in my car and am looking forward supremely to playing music non-stop for days and days. What are your suggestions for great music to travel by? Bear in mind that my tastes are wildly eclectic. My CD folder in the car starts with the Allman Brothers ends with Townes van Zandt and has Schubert's Mass No. 2, Jack Hardy, Colcannon, Mozart flute concerti, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Joan Baez, the Chieftains, etc., etc, in between. What music do you just love to have accompany you on the open road? WyoWoman |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: MMario Date: 28 Sep 99 - 11:39 AM yes. about the only thing I can't stomach for long is deep depressing country. |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Patrish(inactive) Date: 28 Sep 99 - 11:58 AM When I'm travelling I like to listen to davey Jones(not monkees) Ladysmith Black mombasso, Mike Ryan, June Tabor, Hello Children everywhere - if the kids are in the car, Joni Mitchell and the Wilsons. In any order. |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: annamill Date: 28 Sep 99 - 12:01 PM WW, I have a wonderful CD called Harley Davidson Road Songs. The variety of rock is great. Everyone that hears this album requests to record it on tape. I've had to replace it 3 times. It keeps getting stolen on me. It will be hard to find in a regular CD music store. You might luck out, but I've found it easier just to go to a Harley Dealer and order it. It is a double album and costs about $25. I know it sounds expensive, but its great. It's all road songs. It's probably my favorite rock album, when I'm not listening to Zeppelin, that is. ;-) Harley also puts out a Road Song Country album, but I haven't heard that one. I wonder if they out out a Road Song Folk. Somehow I doubt it. Enjoy your trip. It sounds like fun. Love, annap |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: JedMarum Date: 28 Sep 99 - 12:08 PM * Bill Staines - any of them * Ed Miller - latest CD from Folkways * Norman Blake and Tony Rice 2 * JD Crowe - the Model Church These will give you variety and hours of sheer pleasure!!
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: JedMarum Date: 28 Sep 99 - 12:16 PM ooops - I mean Ed Miller's latest from Folk Legacy!! It's called The Edinburgh Rambler, and is a wonderful collection of folk-style songs of Scotland. My wife has fallen in love with this guy, just from hearing him sing and play! Great Stuff! My current favorite Bill Staines, is one of his older records, now on CD, called Whistle of the Jay. Bill is a marvelous song writer/story teller and this recording has some of his prettiest tunes. by the way ... have a great, and adenturous Road Trip! |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: JR Date: 28 Sep 99 - 02:15 PM Depends on your preferred driving style. If you're in a hurry, get Flatt & Scruggs & you could do it in a day. Off topic, but are you going to performing up Or/Wa way? |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Davey Date: 28 Sep 99 - 02:16 PM WW, enjoy your trip. From a Canadian perspective, if you can get them, listen to Bourne & McLeod, fun and bouncy with guitar and bagpipes, or Bill Bourne & Shannon Johnson. Then there's James Keelaghan, one of our best contemporary singer/songwriters, who writes strong songs with a historical perspective. I've enjoyed anything I've listened to by Bok, Muir & Trickett..(not Canadian).. I understand Rick Fielding has a couple of CD's out, and I hear he's pretty good (**BG**).... Tanglefoot are an exciting and dynamic group who perform songs with a strong social message and a historical perspective. I could go on and on, but I won't.... |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Winters Wages Date: 28 Sep 99 - 04:31 PM WW, what date will you be down and what are you doing down here...We would feel terrible if we missed you. BTW All those CD's and tapes are good...Varity is the key, while on the road...sometimes just plain quiet time works well too!. regards W.Wages |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Rana Date: 28 Sep 99 - 04:58 PM We went for a short road trip from Toronto to Vancouver and back last month. Took about 50 CDs. Advice was to take varied stuff. James Keelaghan, Garnet Rogers and Stephen Fearing seemed to be played the most. Other stuff included Battlefield Band, Dougie MacLean, Waterson:Carthy, Kings of Calicut, Richard Thompson, Dick Gaughan, Ad Vielle, Malicorne and Tri Yann. In a different vein was Cocteau Twins, "This Mortal Coil" (same label as Cocteau), Dead Can Dance. The BBC sessions of Led Zepelin was tolerated by my other half, while the German industrial (Faust) could only be played when I was on my own as was Amon Duul 2 Took some Mahler, Beethoved, Handel but never got around to playing it. I suppose the stuff played tended to the lively. This list also probably exposes my taste to all and sundry! Enjoy yor trip! Rana |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: KathWestra Date: 28 Sep 99 - 05:44 PM The selection of cassettes in my travel collection rotates, but I NEVER leave for a long road trip without:
Kerry Elkin's "Soir et Matin". Kerry is a wonderful New England fiddler, backed by some of New England's best (like Peter Barnes), playing a wide variety of tunes, including the breathtakingly beautiful title waltz. (In his "real" life, Kerry is a cranberry farmer.)
Ed Miller's "Edinburgh Rambler" (good choice Liam!)
Two volumes of Folk Legacy's "New Golden Ring". Wonderful chorus songs to sing along with when the road is long.
The current incarnation of "Kathy's Comfort Tape," a compilation of favorite songs and tunes by people whose singing/music makes me feel especially good.I create about one a year. The August 1999 version is a 90-minute tape that includes selections from Kate Wolf, Bill Staines, Jay Ungar/Molly Mason, Gordon Bok, Joe Hickerson, and Karan Casey, among others. Have a great trip! Kath |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Stewie Date: 28 Sep 99 - 06:43 PM I mostly make heaps of composite cassettes from my collection, but if I had a CD player in the car, I'd definitely take these:
Terry Allen - Lubbock on Everything & Smoking the Dummy Regards, Stewie |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: WyoWoman Date: 28 Sep 99 - 10:06 PM This is great stuff, folks. Keep 'em coming. My purpose for this trip is simply to go have a great time. My daughter is moving to San Francisco next month, my son and his girlfriend live in Seattle, I've just gotten a new car and I've decided it's time for a road trip. I would absolutely love to hook up with some of you wonderful folks on my way, if we could arrange it. I've also decided I want to relocate (kat, no telling!)and get a new gig at some point in the not-terribly-distant future, so I'm also on a bit of a scouting venture to see what part of the world seems to be calling my name. Thanks again. I can tell this posting is going to cause a meltdown on my plastic... WW |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: emily rain Date: 28 Sep 99 - 11:57 PM eclectic? yes. i favor a nice mix of greg brown and soul coughing! the michelle shocked crossover album "arkansas traveler" is absolutely _ideal_.
"i've come a long way, |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: WyoWoman Date: 28 Sep 99 - 11:59 PM I don't know soul coughing. Is that for real? |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: JR Date: 29 Sep 99 - 11:47 AM You might consider a couple audio books for when you can't stand to hear another note. When you have a date for when you might be coming thru the N. Willamette Valley, let us know. Maybe a few of us could get together. |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: emily rain Date: 29 Sep 99 - 03:21 PM hahahaha! soul coughing is indeed for real. a cross between beat poetry and acid jazz. the lyrics make no sense at all, but they're sung with such conviction and with such extreme instrumental weirdness you can't help but be moved.
"get onto the bus
"and it's a grind grind it's a grind it's a grind grind it's a grind grind it's a grind it's a grind grind it's a grind grind it's a grind it's a grind grind grind...
"hang from the axels of a boxcar! "yellow number five yellow number five five yellow number five yellow number five five yellow number five yellow number five five five...
"a voulez vous the bus? etcetera. fraught, simply fraught with significance, i'm sure. : ) |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Joe Offer Date: 29 Sep 99 - 04:09 PM Hi, WW - I'd second the nomination for everything by Bok, Muir, and Trickett. I'd also highly recommend all of the "Golden Ring" albums. As icing on the cake, I'd recomment the wonderful harmonies of the two albums of a group called "Finest Kind." All of these are available form Folk-Legacy. You get a discount if you buy ten albums, and the "Cat gets a cut if you say you're a Mudcatter. Perhaps I should refreain from putting in plugs by Mudcatters like Thieme, Fielding, Milner, and others - I'd be sure to miss a few. Happy trails.... -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Bert Date: 29 Sep 99 - 04:23 PM WyoWoman, don't forget to turn the music off every now and then and listen to the engine. Continuous noise will hide warning sounds like rattle due to low oil pressure. I had a friend who always played her car radio and she didn't hear that her engine was making funny noises, it seized up and she had to buy a new car. Enjoy your trip. Bert. |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: WyoWoman Date: 29 Sep 99 - 10:17 PM Bummer, Bert. I can absolutely see how that could happen, especially the way I zone out when I'm on the open road with the music blaring. Joe, Joe. Get thee behind me (thank God 'Spaw isn't reading this thread...he'd never let that one go by). I keep telling myself I'm not going to buy any more CDs for at least a week, then someone makes a suggestion on here and I say, "Hmmmmm. That'd be interesting," and off I go. I know I opened myself up to this, didn't I? But TEN CDs? Lordy. Although, with a discount, and ... hmmmm .... lessee, Folk Legacy, huh?.... |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Cara Date: 30 Sep 99 - 02:40 PM I tried to do this last night and got disconnected just as I was going to submit. Compilation tapes made by me and for me are an absolute must, Joni Mitchell, I'm really digging Tom Russell "The Man from God Knows Where" right now, I always have some U2 and REM handy (the way I feel about Michael Stipe is not to be explained. Don't get me started), I keep PPM and Simon and Garfunkel around for comfort, I love to sing along with my darling Jim Croce while driving, some Solas for sure, and I love Soul Coughing too. Excellent for blue sky days when you need to turn the music UP, roll the windows down, and groove. |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Jack (Who is called Jack) Date: 30 Sep 99 - 03:22 PM I like tapes with choruses that you can sing at the top of your lungs. Freinds of Fiddlers Green - Road to Mandalay. Irish Drinking Songs (Dubliners/Clancy Brothers compilation) B-52s Cosmic Thing and Talking Heads Stop Making Sense do nicely too. Burning Down the House at full volume.
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: KathWestra Date: 30 Sep 99 - 05:05 PM Oh yes, Jack (who is called Jack). Definitely Road to Mandalay. This is a great car recording. And Joe's suggestion of FinestKind is also a great addition -- some of the same folks as Friends of Fiddlers Green (like Ian Robb, one of my most favoritest singers), and a super selection of songs sung in wonderful harmony. Just get out that Visa card, WyoWoman! Ian Robb also has two recordings on FolkLegacy to count toward your 10 CDs.... Oh, and you ought to get Rick Fielding's newest too. See how easy it is? Kath |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: folk1234 Date: 30 Sep 99 - 05:39 PM I second the nominations of all the Golden Ring albums, above. I also recommend anything by Cathy Barton & Dave Para (they also participate in a couple of the Golden Ring albums). I do alot of in-State travel and when my voice gets worn (I can't play folk albums without singing along), I turn to books-on-tape. They're great. Visit your local public library to see what they have. And while you're in the Seattle area go all the way out to the North end of the Olympus Peninsula around Port Townsend and Sequim. You'll love it! Happy trails to you, Why-O-Wo. |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: WyoWoman Date: 01 Oct 99 - 12:45 AM I think we should get a Mudcat Magic bus and all go together on a road trip. What fun! Maybe a Music Freedom Train ... ww |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Lonesome EJ Date: 01 Oct 99 - 01:17 AM Hey Wyo, how about Representing the Mambo from Little Feat? Got some really positive energy in it. |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: thosp Date: 01 Oct 99 - 01:33 AM hi Wyo looks like you'll have to extend your trip-- well to add to the list bob dylan's 2nd,3rd &fourth albums leonard cohen's 1st the tribute (double cd)to pete seeger tim buckley-hello & goodbye ----- enjoy your trip !!! |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: WyoWoman Date: 01 Oct 99 - 08:49 AM Yup. I'm definitely going to have to begin the World Domination Tour just so I can play all this great music. And now that I've decided to win the lottery and buy us a Magic Mudcat bus ... we can all just trade tapes. WW |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Davey Date: 01 Oct 99 - 09:43 AM Just thought I'd add my agreement to Finest Kind.. Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin have 5 CDs out, all superb old-timey music with wonderful harmonies, and their latest, 'Heart Songs' features all songs written by 'Utah' Phillips. Tim and Mollie O'Brien sing some fine songs with a nice blend of their voices. |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: jaguar Date: 01 Oct 99 - 09:53 AM Some friends of mine and I do road trips a lot... we sometimes end up driving through the night 'cause a couple of us can drive for hours and hours without much effect (as long as we can sleep at the other end!). So a friend of mine made a CD he calls 'Break Glass In Case Of Emergency', for when we're all exhausted and we have to last that extra 15 minutes till the rest stop. I highly recommend doing that, lots of loud, rollicking songs you want to sing to or dance to, to keep you awake for that last 15-minute push! |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: KathWestra Date: 01 Oct 99 - 02:37 PM Save me a seat on the Mudcat Magic Bus! And Jaguar has a good point -- soul-soothing is great until you're almost asleep at the wheel. For the loud/rollicking needs, I also usually take along a tape of La Bottine Souriante (and open the windows to get some fresh air, no matter how cold it is). |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Jack (Who is called Jack) Date: 01 Oct 99 - 03:07 PM We usually alternate between music and books on tape. ButI got one other suggestion for a change of pace from music CDs. Although I'd check it out before taking it along in case its not to your taste. But I am particulary fond of the work of Ken Nordine, a 'Word Jazz' artist. Its kind of hard to describe, but for a mind trip he can't be beat. |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: WyoWoman Date: 01 Oct 99 - 11:53 PM Is word jazz like dada poetry? |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Stewie Date: 02 Oct 99 - 04:47 AM Just to echo Davey's enthusiasm - all of Jody and Kates's CDs are totally superb. |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Stewie Date: 02 Oct 99 - 04:58 AM I meant , 'Kate's' not 'Kates's' - typo - (I'm afraid of Big Mick after my recent slight on his use of apostrophes), but may I also add that the recent Fred Neil compilation would be nice late at night on the road. Cheers, Stewie. |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull Date: 11 Nov 01 - 10:52 PM |
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Subject: RE: Road Music From: 53 Date: 12 Nov 01 - 08:36 PM i love music with a good beat and that you can turn it up loud and roll the windows down and really enjoy the music and the sunshine at the sametime. BOB |
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